United States presidential election in New York, 1952

United States presidential election in New York, 1952

November 4, 1952

Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state New York Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman Electoral vote 45 0 Popular vote 3,952,815 3,104,601 Percentage 55.45% 43.55%

County Results   Stevenson—60-70%   Stevenson—50-60%   Eisenhower—50-60%   Eisenhower—60-70%   Eisenhower—70-80%   Eisenhower—80-90%

President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican

Much of Eisenhower's popularity as a politician was based on his role as Supreme Allied Commander during the end of World War II - shown here at the WWII victory parade in New York City.

The 1952 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 4, 1952. All contemporary 48 states were part of the 1952 United States presidential election. New York voters chose 45 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the President and Vice President.

New York was won by former Supreme Allied Commander and World War II hero, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was running against Democratic Governor of Illinois Adlai Stevenson. Eisenhower ran with California Senator Richard Nixon as Vice President, and Stevenson ran with Alabama Senator John Sparkman.

Eisenhower carried New York with 55.45% of the vote to Stevenson's 43.55%, a victory margin of 11.90%.

New York weighed in for this election as 1% more Republican than the national average.

The presidential election of 1952 was a very partisan election for New York, with 99% of the electorate casting votes for either the Republican Party or the Democratic Party.^[1] Eisenhower proved to be very popular in many of the Northern and Mid-West States, and took nearly every county in the State of New York, with the exception of a handful of counties conglomerate with New York City. The only counties in the state to vote for Stevenson were the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, allowing Stevenson to win New York City overall.

Eisenhower ultimately won election to the White House in 1952 as a war hero, a political outsider, and a moderate Republican who pledged to protect and support popular New Deal Democratic policies, finally ending 20 years of Democratic control of the White House.

Eisenhower won the election in New York (his home state) by a decisive 12 point margin. National turnout for the presidential election of 1952 is evident of the contemporary, lingering Democratic stronghold in the Deep South, which was the only region to vote primarily for Stevenson. Eisenhower was the first Presidential candidate in United States history (and largely, globally as well) who targeted a large portion of his campaign to women voters.^[2] Dwindling popularity for the administration of Truman^[3] during the months following the conflict in Korea, and coupled with the relatively progressive agenda and campaign strategy laid down by the Republican Party, contributed to Eisenhower's powerful rise across the country.

Results

United States presidential election in New York, 1952
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower	3,952,815	55.45%	45
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	2,687,890	37.71%
	Liberal	Adlai Stevenson	416,711	5.85%
	Total	Adlai Stevenson	3,104,601	43.55%	0
	Progressive	Vincent Hallinan	64,211	0.90%	0
	Socialist	Darlington Hoopes	2,664	0.04%	0
	Socialist Workers	Farrell Dobbs	2,212	0.03%	0
	Socialist Labor	Eric Hass	1,560	0.02%	0
	Write-ins		178	<0.01%	0
Totals			7,128,241	100.0%	45

See also

• History of nuclear weapons
• "I Like Ike"
• Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
• The Korean War
• The McCarthy Era
• Women's Suffrage

References

1. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
2. "1952: The Election of a Military Hero". The Press and the Presidency. Kennesaw State University, Department of Political Science & International Affairs. Archived from the original on 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
3. Time: "The Corruption Issue: A Pandora's Box," September 24, 1956|accessdate=2013-05-17